Louie Roberts Video....VINTAGE GAMBLING
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Never heard of the Busch league but I played in the Miller Lite series of pool in Vegas in 83.
I would like to see Louie play again. Rarely do I bring it up these days but I played Louie here in Phoenix. We played 4 times in 74 I think and he never booked a winner. Twice on 9 footers and twice on the bar box. I found it interesting to say the least that he won a US Open. He played strong but he had to have hit an extreme level, had his mixture right or something to do that. Of course they did not have the field depth then as they do now but you have to play to win.
Don't get me wrong no discredit to Louie, he was a fine player. He talked a lot but nothing overbearing, I thought he was a nice guy. I always thought of him as a young Elvis look alike. I bought into a pool room here, early 90's. My partner had his photo hanging in back. It was the write up after his death. It was that time frame I found out he won the open. I quit playing pool in 75 for years so I was out of the loop.
Anyway carry on will check back to see if a video was posted.
Rod
louie was a entertainer
he was always in bad games when i saw him play at the golden eightball in phoenix , he was around for a while ,but he was great to be around one story he got on the microphone and said anybody in the building had the 6 7 8 for five hundred if nobody didnt want it he would just burn it , so he lite the hundreds on fire it was funny watching him wave them around burning in the air,he put them out in time to save them but i will never forget it ,he didnt lose all the time but they didnt lie he could make anything from anywhere it was amazing..he was in action all the time he would just force people to play him with the crazy spots he would give .the last i heard he was in vegas and got knocked out of the tourney it hit him hard i guess because i heard he took his own life,very sad he was a great talent,
he was always in bad games when i saw him play at the golden eightball in phoenix , he was around for a while ,but he was great to be around one story he got on the microphone and said anybody in the building had the 6 7 8 for five hundred if nobody didnt want it he would just burn it , so he lite the hundreds on fire it was funny watching him wave them around burning in the air,he put them out in time to save them but i will never forget it ,he didnt lose all the time but they didnt lie he could make anything from anywhere it was amazing..he was in action all the time he would just force people to play him with the crazy spots he would give .the last i heard he was in vegas and got knocked out of the tourney it hit him hard i guess because i heard he took his own life,very sad he was a great talent,
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Maybe it would help if you added Surfer in front. ;-)
This was 2 weeks ago. I don't here any ripping going on! :grin:
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...keep your head down, have confidence in your tip, plenty of chalk always, and snap the wrist, always snap the wrist ..... use any permutation of these 4 tips, and you might draw like Roberts. Chris McCreary did, and he drew like Walt Disney.
...keep your head down, have confidence in your tip, plenty of chalk always, and snap the wrist, always snap the wrist ..... use any permutation of these 4 tips, and you might draw like Roberts. Chris McCreary did, and he drew like Walt Disney.
Sorry I forgot about this thread. My last name is Elliott. I was well know in here in Phoenix and Arizona. I was on the road for two years but grew tired of that lifestyle. An no to Roadie on Surfer Rod but we played in a ring game in Tucson. I have always kept a low profile so being well known was not an issue. Being well known just knocks your action.
The last time I played Louie he asked for weight. In short I just ran 7 racks on the 9 footer. I said no so his backer (Jackie Wright) told Louie to play. Louie said ok flip for the break. I said no I just won, your rack. I ran two more for a total of nine. That was and still is my highest string. They pulled up and that was the last time I saw Louie. At age 67 it takes an old timer from AZ to remember me. And I ain't lookin for any heavy action. I need weight from everyone cause I can't play a lick.
Rod
He held and moved/wielded' his cue around like a great Violinist and at times soft/antagonist. He was NOT afraid to back up his words with dough, and could smooth talk ya into a game, like Ronnie Allen.
Anything ever come out of this and does anyone have any word on how he passed?
Sorry I forgot about this thread. My last name is Elliott. I was well know in here in Phoenix and Arizona. I was on the road for two years but grew tired of that lifestyle. An no to Roadie on Surfer Rod but we played in a ring game in Tucson. I have always kept a low profile so being well known was not an issue. Being well known just knocks your action.
The last time I played Louie he asked for weight. In short I just ran 7 racks on the 9 footer. I said no so his backer (Jackie Wright) told Louie to play. Louie said ok flip for the break. I said no I just won, your rack. I ran two more for a total of nine. That was and still is my highest string. They pulled up and that was the last time I saw Louie. At age 67 it takes an old timer from AZ to remember me. And I ain't lookin for any heavy action. I need weight from everyone cause I can't play a lick.
Rod
All i can say is WOW,u must of been 1 of the great players of all time ,that most people never knew about,that story u just told ,to me is something to b very proud of,Rod i wish u would share some more great stories with us!
Louie Roberts LOVED coming to New Orleans. With his habits, how could he not like it. We had the infamous Sport Palace; they and all of the bars are open 24/7 and back then, we didn't have video poker or casinos so the pool room was the place to get your gambling fix. He would stay with different locals and was as entertaining as they come.
Like everyone said, he was handsome, a real ladies man but I only saw him in the pool room where there were few women(LOL) playing lights out, talking non-stop and missing very few balls. The few women in the pool room would swoon when he walked through the door.
He would make one particular back cut with the object ball frozen on the rail and no one wanted to shoot that shot against him. Louie had to give up the nuts to get action. It must be hell to be a great pool player who likes to gamble........
I am proud, in that time frame I hit full stride. A week or so later I played a guy called Frisco Freddy. Like Louie, I never heard of him either. After a monster draw shot for position he folded. I run the last 6 racks on him. Just like Cole Dixon, played him at the Canal Bar that Charlie owned. He took a cheap shot at me and pulled up. He may have been short on cash, I have no idea but he was just a long haired pimple face kid that appeared to be no threat. I hardly considered myself to be one of the best but I did play dam good.
The game was so easy then but I was not a high dollar gambler. I bet pretty good but I think the most I ever played for was 1 k. Of course at that time (at least to me) playing for 50 or a 100 was a sizable bet. Since I was not what I considered to be a high stakes gambler I was relatively unknown. I was not out looking to play and gamble with the best, I always thought that was a stupid mistake. Its much easier to get the cash when you are unknown. I did not gamble for the sake of needing to gamble, I did it to make money.
Just like many others that have come and went we all have our stories. Probably not the daring and flashy gamblers like Louie turned out to be but I/we have them to remember. To me that's all that matters. I don't have the need to tell stories, I only did to give my impression of Louie. Like I said, years later when I started playing again and read he won the open I was amazed. I guess he hit his stride to and/or had his mixture right.
BTW whats happening with the video?
Rod
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Hi Rod,
Long time no see. I played Ronnie Allen at your pool room a few times, when he wanted a neutral table...Seems to me I remember playing you and your partner a few times too..
... Used to play a lot at the Canal too, back when Charlie Maurie owned it. He put me in action with just about anyone who came to town...I rarely play anymore...( I'm 77 now)..Good to see you posting here, My main forum, is onepocket.org...Don't know if you have Shots, Moves and Strategies, by Robin's..He gave me several mentions and pic's in there...Be well Rod. San Jose Dick
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What does the OP need to get this video up?
There are tons of video guys on here who I'm sure would be willing to help out.
There are tons of video guys on here who I'm sure would be willing to help out.
JPowell7575...Louie Roberts committed suicide. The rumor I heard, at the time, was that he shot himself. He played great, but I think deep down he was a troubled individual.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com